28 Oct 2015

Tour of Ireland (2015 Oct)



We landed in Dublin early in the morning of October  1st. A car was waiting Immediately after we left Immigration. We w ere taken to the Hilton Claremont, where we stayed for two nights. The hotel was within walking distance of the city centre and considered to be in the outskirts of Dublin, and it had a beautiful canal just opposite it. After a short rest we decided to go for a walk a long the canal. 
It was a lovely day - cool yet sunny. There was a slight breeze which made it a bit cooler but this was still early on Friday morning. Most people were going to work and there were some who were running or exercising too. I saw a young mother pushing her pram and walking along the canal. There were ducks swimming- it all seemed so tranquil and beautiful. 


After a bit, we decided to go back to the hotel - I was already feeling sleepy because I didn’t really sleep well in the plane. 
Back in the room, we both decided to nap for a while but must have dozed off completely because when we woke up it past noon!  
After a nice long bath and freshening up we went downstairs to look for some food but looking at the menu, decided to walk back into town instead. 
We took the same path along the canal and stopped to admire some houses along the way. Ireland is a beautiful country. No wonder they call it the Emerald Isle. Everything is green and there are flowers everywhere. 
We walked on towards the town but stopped half way when we saw a fish and chip shop. Buying some take away we decided to go back to our hotel. It was around 3.30 pm. The fish and chips would serve as our late lunch then.